Tools: MSConfig, Google
Nowadays, spywares and viruses are getting Naughty. No one Anti-virus can pick up all the malwares. Today I am going to write a brief tutorial to help you to try to remove the malware by yourself.
Computer malware is just a program that similar to other normal programs in your computer like Notepad, Paint, and etc. The only difference is the malware will damage your computer system, and the other normal programs can make your life easier.
A malware will have to be fired up at the start up, so they can take control of your system without a user to start it up.
To prevent some low level malware starting up with your system, you can use the MSConfig program which was generally inside XP Pro, and Vista. Once your open up your MSConfig in the Run Box, you can go to the “Start Up” tab and then uncheck all those suspicious items (If you are not sure which are dangeous, you can try to use google to do research).
After disable some suspicious startup items, and now it is the time to disable system restore and page files. The reason why to disable system restore and page files is because some of the malware can copy themself into the system restore files and paging files, so even if the malware were killed by the virus scanner, and they will still get a chance to get back to your system.
After disable suspicious startup items, system restore, and paging files, now it is the time to update your favorite anti-virus program. Then, you will need to restart your computer into safe mode (Press F8 key, after your system just reboot). Now, it is the time to fight with the malware under the safe mode. You can fire up you anti-virus program and scan your computer. In most of the time, your virus scanner should pick up all the malwares. If your scanner reports that all malware items had been deleted, it should be a good news. However, don’t be so happy yet, because this is just safe mode, I highly recommend you go back to normal mode and re-scan your system to make sure the malware are all clear.
This is just a basic level of the virus removal instruction.
I will discuss more high level instruction on this topic later, and I hope this basic instruction will help you..
Thank you